Managing data for integrity: Policies and procedures for ensuring the accuracy and quality of the data in the laboratory

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-39

  Pascal, Chris B ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Data management; Mentor; Principal investigator; Research integrity; Training

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; PERSONNEL; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; LABORATORIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 32644448941     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0004-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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